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Applications open for Advanced Studies in Deep Geothermal – Neuchatel, Switzerland

ThinkGeoEnergy

Each module will cover a specific topic: Geothermics and geophysics Geochemistry and hydrochemistry Drilling and logging Reservoir evaluation and production The program, organized by the Center for Hydrogeology and Geothermics (CHYN), is dedicated to training scientists and engineers in the different fields of applied geothermics.

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Sponsored content: Dive deeper into your gas detection data – 3 steps to improve worker safety

Envirotec Magazine

Blackline Safety Europe. By: Ian White, Product Marketing Manager, Blackline Safety Europe. This data helps IH teams identify “hot spots” where personnel experience heightened levels of exposure to toxic gases and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with.

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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

logging and woods products industry has positioned itself as a purveyor of “natural climate solutions.” As our civilization begins the slow process of jettisoning fossil energy, logging interests assure us that wood products are not a retrogression but a way forward. This rosy view of logging, however, is hotly contested.

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WHO values are insufficient, say developers of European map of aerosol pollution

Envirotec Magazine

Researchers have measured the composition of fine dust at 22 locations in Europe, producing what they describe as a European map of the most important aerosol sources. The researchers analysed data collected at 22 sites in both urban and rural areas across Europe. They also provide vital information for policy makers.

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Campaigners Sued an Oil Major For Climate Deception. Now the Company Is Preparing to Sue Them Back.

DeSmogBlog

Total is seeking a judicial ruling that would force the organizations to withdraw their report and all references to it, with a penalty of 2,000 euros (around $2,200) per day for every day the materials remain publicly available. CASE’s analysis, published last year, recorded 111 SLAPPs in Europe in 2021, as opposed to four in 2010.

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Pro-geothermal policies being pushed in the US at federal, state levels

ThinkGeoEnergy

Expediting the permitting process for geothermal Dr. Bryant Jones, Executive Director of US-based nonprofit organization Geothermal Rising (GR), provided expert testimony during a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing in 12 December 2023 on a proposed amendment to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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Environmental Activists Fight Back as Companies Resort to ‘Lawfare’ to Quash Criticism 

DeSmogBlog

The human rights organization characterized the company’s filings as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, or SLAPP, to “intimidate and silence activists from speaking out about the possible environmental damage caused by the company’s exploitation of Kosovo’s natural resources.”. Europe is another problem area.